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Albert Cheuret BIOGRAPHY
1884 - 1966. Known for: Sculpture.
Albert Cheuret lived from 1884 to 1966. There are few writings on the life and work of Albert Cheuret, who defines himself as a decorator sculptor. He studied sculpture with Jacques Perrin and... Read full biography
Albert Cheuret lived from 1884 to 1966. There are few writings on the life and work of Albert Cheuret, who defines himself as a decorator sculptor. He studied sculpture with Jacques Perrin and Georges Lemaire before opening his own workshop 11, avenue Franco-Russe in Paris. From 1907 he exhibited... Read full biography
Albert Cheuret lived from 1884 to 1966. There are few writings on the life and work of Albert Cheuret, who defines himself as a decorator sculptor. He studied sculpture with Jacques Perrin and Georges Lemaire before opening his own workshop 11, avenue Franco-Russe in Paris. From 1907 he exhibited regularly at the Salon of French Artists. During the International Exhibition in 1925 in Paris, he set up a shop on the Pont Alexandre III in which he exhibited animal subjects, furniture, clocks and a... Read full biography
Albert Cheuret lived from 1884 to 1966. There are few writings on the life and work of Albert Cheuret, who defines himself as a decorator sculptor. He studied sculpture with Jacques Perrin and Georges Lemaire before opening his own workshop 11, avenue Franco-Russe in Paris. From 1907 he exhibited regularly at the Salon of French Artists. During the International Exhibition in 1925 in Paris, he set up a shop on the Pont Alexandre III in which he exhibited animal subjects, furniture, clocks and a wide range of lighting, in bronze and alabaster - his great specialty. The discovery of the tomb of Toutenkhamon by Howard Carter in 1922, encourage artists to develop new decorative motifs and in particular exotic animals. Albert Cheuret will often... Read full biography
Albert Cheuret lived from 1884 to 1966. There are few writings on the life and work of Albert Cheuret, who defines himself as a decorator sculptor. He studied sculpture with Jacques Perrin and Georges Lemaire before opening his own workshop 11, avenue Franco-Russe in Paris. From 1907 he exhibited regularly at the Salon of French Artists. During the International Exhibition in 1925 in Paris, he set up a shop on the Pont Alexandre III in which he exhibited animal subjects, furniture, clocks and a wide range of lighting, in bronze and alabaster - his great specialty. The discovery of the tomb of Toutenkhamon by Howard Carter in 1922, encourage artists to develop new decorative motifs and in particular exotic animals. Albert Cheuret will often represent birds in his creations, using either a very naturalistic style, as in this console, or adopting a greater abstraction and geometrizatio... Read full biography
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Albert Cheuret lived from 1884 to 1966. There are few writings on the life and work of Albert Cheuret, who defines himself as a decorator sculptor. He studied sculpture with Jacques Perrin and Georges Lemaire before opening his own workshop 11, avenue Franco-Russe in Paris. From 1907 he exhibited regularly at the Salon of French Artists. During the International Exhibition in 1925 in Paris, he set up a shop on the Pont Alexandre III in which he exhibited animal subjects, furniture, clocks and a wide range of lighting, in bronze and alabaster - his great specialty. The discovery of the tomb of Toutenkhamon by Howard Carter in 1922, encourage artists to develop new decorative motifs and in particular exotic animals. Albert Cheuret will often represent birds in his creations, using either a very naturalistic style, as in this console, or adopting a greater abstraction and geometrization of forms. The two waders represented here clearly illustrate the Great Blue Heron.